Sounds of Life Hearing Center, LLC

Sarah Curtis, Au.D. is a Doctor of Audiology and Owner of Sounds of Life Hearing Center. A northeast Ohio native and graduate of Mentor High School), Dr. Curtis obtained her B.A. in Psychology from Youngstown State University. She graduated in May 2010 with her Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) from the University of Tennessee, Health Science Center (Knoxville) following her externship at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Following graduation worked for Central Florida Speech and Hearing Center (Lakeland, FL), University Hospitals (Cleveland, OH) and CVS. Recognizing that the best path to provision of best-practice, evidence-based, compassionate hearing healthcare is in private practice, she founded Sounds of Life Hearing Center in 2018.

Dr. Curtis specializes in Tinnitus evaluation & treatment and is a Certificate Holder in Tinnitus Management (CH-TM), earned from the American Board of Audiology. She is trained and approved to fit the Lenire tinnitus treatment device. Additionally, Dr. Curtis has specialty training in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of auditory processing disorders in both adults and pediatrics, and is passionate about helping those with "hidden" and "subclinical" hearing losses. She has much experience in general pediatric audiology, audiological management of patients with complex medical and/or cognitive needs, dual-sensory impaired patients, and in the educational and vocational needs of individuals with hearing differences. As a musician and audiophile, she is particularly sensitive to the specific needs of musician patients. She takes great pride and joy in educating and mentoring future audiologists.

Dr. Curtis believes strongly in giving back to both her profession and her community. She is an active advocate for both her patients and her colleagues at the State and National levels. She serves on the Governmental Affairs Committee for the Ohio Academy of Audiology and also on the American Academy of Audiology's Coding & Reimbursement Committee. Additionally, she is a former executive Board member for the Audiology Practice Standards Organization. Dr. Curtis was honored in November 2023 by the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) with the Leo Doerfler Award which "is awarded to recognize an audiologist who has demonstrated outstanding clinical services in the community throughout his/her career." Per the Academy, it is their "most prestigious professional recognition."

She has presented her clinical research in the areas of CHARGE syndrome, hearing aid trialing, real-ear measures, and economic disparities in hearing healthcare via posters, live, and recorded presentations at national and international conferences. She is the co-author of the "Hearing" chapter of the "CHARGE Syndrome" First and Second edition textbooks. She directs a local non-profit project, Hearing the Call - Northeast Ohio.

All of those achievements could never compete with her highest priority and greatest love: her family. Her wonderful husband is Daniel (who built this awesome website) and they chase their kids (Zach, Ellie, and Owen), golden retriever, and two cats around for fun. She is a lover of music, yummy food, Disney (and Disney World), Harry Potter, Star Wars, history documentaries, docuseries based on veterinarian clinics and zoos, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cara Donovan, Au.D. graduated from the University of Akron as part of the Northeast Ohio Audiology Consortium (NOAC) with her Doctorate of Audiology (Au.D.) in May 2020 after completing a very challenging externship with the Cleveland Clinic. Additionally, she obtained internship opportunities at Akron Children’s Hospital and the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She came to Sounds of Life Hearing Center on very high recommendation and has proven to be a wonderful fit for our patients both with her talents and her spirit.

At Sounds of Life, Dr. Donovan specializes in cochlear implants and pediatric audiological care. Additionally, Dr. Donovan is a specialist in tinnitus evaluation and treatment and is trained and approved to fit the Lenire tinnitus treatment device. In 2023, Dr. Donovan presented at the American Academy of Audiology national conference on the topic of economic Inequalities and Disparities in Hearing Healthcare. Dr. Donovan has traveled internationally with Hearing the Call to provide humanitarian audiology services in South Africa and Guatemala. She co-chairs the graduate student education program at the practice.

Dr. Donovan is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from North Central High School and continued her undergraduate education at Butler University (GO DAWGS!) where she majored in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a concentration in mild intervention for those with special needs. Dr. Donovan has a strong passion to serve and support others! In high school she organized a Prom Closet for those who could not afford to buy new dress. She loves basketball and baseball (Go Tribe!) and cannot go a day without coffee. She will eat anything sweet but doesn’t like ice cream (Dr. Curtis didn’t hold that against her)! She is a loving mother to her furry children Walter (kitty) and Goose (German shorthaired pointer). In addition, Dr. Donovan has a loving family and is able to see them often! She is very excited to continue showing them all the wonderful parts of Northeast Ohio!

Morgan Faldowski, Au.D. is the newest audiologist at Sounds of Life Hearing Center. A northeast Ohio native, she earned her Doctorate in Audiology from Northwestern University in 2023. Dr. Faldowski is well-versed in many areas of practice but specializes in best-practice adult hearing aid fittings and hearing loss rehabilitation as well as cerumen management. Dr. Faldowski also has much experience with cochlear implants. Since beginning with out practice in September 2023, Dr. Faldowski's patients have raved about her excellent, compassionate care. We are so lucky she decided to join our practice!